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Definition of Prunus maritima
1. Noun. Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit.
Exact synonyms: Beach Plum, Beach Plum Bush
Terms within: Beach Plum
Generic synonyms: Wild Plum, Wild Plum Tree
Terms within: Beach Plum
Generic synonyms: Wild Plum, Wild Plum Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Maritima
Literary usage of Prunus maritima
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1885)
"Prunus maritima Wang. PI Waquoit, Mass., June, 1871. L. Agassiz. ... Prunus maritima
Wang. PI. Mass. H. Hagen. Similar to the foregoing, but probably a ..."
2. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"... the beach-plum (Prunus maritima) ; and the moose or American wild plum (Prunus
americana.) The latter is said to be the only species indigenous to ..."
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